Ayaka: A Story of Bonds and Wounds

Ayaka: A Story of Bonds and Wounds
Key visual
あやか
(Ayaka)
GenreFantasy
Created byGoRA
King Records
Anime television series
Directed byNobuyoshi Nagayama
Produced byFumihiro Ozawa
Akihiro Sotokawa
Nobuhiko Kurosu
Written byRei Rairaku
Music byKana Shibue
StudioStudio Blanc
Licensed by
Original networkTokyo MX, BS11
Original run July 2, 2023 September 17, 2023
Episodes12
Manga
Ayaka: Muzzle Flash Back
Written byGoRA
Illustrated byRyo Kuroda
Published byIchijinsha
MagazineMonthly Comic Zero Sum
DemographicShōjo
Original runJuly 28, 2023 – present

Ayaka: A Story of Bonds and Wounds (あやか, Ayaka) is an original Japanese anime television series created and written by GoRA, animated by Studio Blanc and produced by King Records. It is directed by Nobuyoshi Nagayama, with Kana Shibue composing the music and Ryō Tanaka directing the sound at Bit Grooove Promotion. Original character designs are provided by Redjuice, while Misaki Kaneko adapts those designs for animation. It aired from July 2 to September 17, 2023, on Tokyo MX and BS11. The opening theme song, "AYAKASHI", is performed by Angela, while the ending theme song, "Flashback", is performed by saji. Crunchyroll streamed the series. Medialink licensed the series in Asia-Pacific. A spin-off manga written by GoRA and illustrated by Ryo Kuroda, titled Ayaka: Muzzle Flash Back, began serialization in Ichijinsha's Monthly Comic Zero Sum magazine on July 28, 2023.